diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_test_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build_test_deploy.yml
index 4fd8670ea8d6dd7..e38d430f6ac9cd9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_test_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_test_deploy.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: '.'
           key: ${{ github.sha }}
+
+      # TODO: remove after we fix watchpack watching too much
+      - run: echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf && sudo sysctl -p
+
       - run: node run-tests.js --timings -g ${{ matrix.group }}/6 -c 3
 
   testsPass:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_react_next.yml b/.github/workflows/test_react_next.yml
index 6718973fdeafa6d..443b0e25af51844 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_react_next.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_react_next.yml
@@ -47,4 +47,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: yarn upgrade react@next react-dom@next -W --dev
 
+      # TODO: remove after we fix watchpack watching too much
+      - run: echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf && sudo sysctl -p
+
       - run: node run-tests.js --timings -g ${{ matrix.group }}/6 -c 3